Method and means of identifying fabrics



Oct. 13, 1931. E. c. GEIER 1,827,513

METHOD AND MEANS OF IDENTIFYING mamas Filed June 28, 1930 INVENTOR Beam-4:1 C. 6 15A ATTORN EYS I Patented Oct. 13,

. oun e TATES ERNEST c. GEIER, or new YORK, n. Y., remnant-b nUrLAn s rLx conr'orm n f r NEW YORKQPN'. Y.,' A GORPORA'I IQN OEEDEIJAWARE I i a IMETHOID AND MEAN oe-inemiryiaemeer s I Application fiiea June as, iseo'." I Serial gn 4,553;

This invention relates to improvements in identification devlces, and has partlcu'lar reftextile'fab'rics and the'like It is common knowledge that unscrupulous erence to a method and means of identifying.

manufacturers and dealers in fabrics make a' practice of-imitating the quality and design of the products of others with intent to, undersell the latter and defraud the public. 10' In accordance with the present invention it is proposed to remove the possibilities of deception of the above character by providing a'means of'identification; forfafabric which will enablethe purchaser thereof to determine whether it is the product of the supposed vendor. I I I I e A feature of the invention is to cut a length of fabric to forr'nfa stripwhich, after said length has been Wound upon a roll, is secured to the latter means of a seal whichmay. bear certain identifying data, the strip being" so secured that inspection and comparison thereof with the roll of fabric may be accom- I plished and the seal being such that if broken or replaced the prospective purchaserwill be warned of the lack of genuineness of the I product. i Y Y Theinventive idea involved is capable ofreceiving a variety of expressions, some-of which, for purposes of illustration, are shown in theaccompanying drawings, V In the drawings' I Figure l is affragmentary plan View of one end of a length of fabric illustratingfthe first step in the method of mounting the same upon aroll" -1 U Figiire 2 is a longitudinal section through the-roll of fabric in its complete form; I

Figure 3 isa perspective view of one end of the completed roll; and I I I v I Figure ,4: is a similar view-ofa slightly different form oftheinvention. The customary manner of tile fabrics for shipment and distribution is to wind a length offabric on a support which isusually inthe form of a cylindermade of anysuitable material, or it maybe a fiat piece. The cylindrical-form is preferable since; it facilitates the examination of a fabric be- 9 fore distribution, this being accomplished along theselvage thereof: forfafshortdistance,

as indicated at?in 'Fi'gure l,to'forn a strip.

the sel vage,asindicated iiiQdotted lines in the fabric as the latter is' wound upon the preparing tex-I by i 'n'specti'ng the "length of run through 'a-m'achin'e andwound upon a I- TOll w i h is longer than thefwidth jrofthe v f c So that the ends'of the roll will project I I 3 beyond the edges of said fabric. Inthis'de .5

vscriptioii and the appe'nded claims "term roll is to be construedas coveringanyform of support 'uponf'which the" fabric is wound.

. 'ation, the operator cutsthe/fabriclengthwise a I Theinvention is shown in Figures 1 to*'-3 i V in its preferred form, whereintheclength of 0 7 8, which preferably is notiwholly"detached I from thefgoo-ds,although it is within" the 1 tion, the cut endof the fabi'i c is' adjustable 'upon" the roll 6f"with 'theie ldS of the latter projecting beyondtheedges of the fabric. The strip 8 is 'thenextended la'terally from ;,7, Figure renamemach'ine is started so as to "wind the fabric upon the:rol;l;6 during'which the inspection of the'goods'tafkes place;

fsc'ope of the invention that thestripnnaybe inner, thelength of fabric has been an l'etel'y wound upon the roll'and removed from the machine, the strip 8 is adjustedso as to 'extendlongitudinally of the" exposed portionof' the roll 6 and over the endther'eof.

In case thestrip=8 should have been com.- pletely detached from the length of fabric, it would then be laid upon the surface ofthe; roll 6 before the winding operation starts so' that the innerfen-d of said strip would be covered and held imposition by the layers of W I roll.

, The strip 8 is now secured toithe roll 6 by meansof a seal 9, preferably made from-a flexible strip of materialand adhesively applied to the roll circumferentially thereof? a with the intermediate portion of the seal ex;

tending over the part of the strip 8 which is disposed between the extremity of the roll and the edgeof the fabricjthereon',"and the h ends of said seal-being attached to the surfac of the roll. The outer surfaceof the seal 9 may have any suitable identifying data thereon, such as the name of the manufacturer and other information which identifies the product as genuine. If so desired, another identifyinglabel 10 may be secured to the loose extremity of the strip 8. Thus, a prospective purchaser may compare the strip 8 with the roll of fabric and also by noting the indicia on the seal 9 and the fact that it is intact, he will have reasonable assurances that the product is that of the manufacturer indicated on the seal and is genuinep In Figure 4 the roll is shown asprovide With-a pair of spaced slits 11 extending circumferentially and of a length to permit of the strip 8 being inserted therthrough. Af-

ter this has been done, a metal seal 12 is at- "tachedto the free end of the strip in any preferred manner, this seal being of such thickness that it cannot be drawn through the slits 11 Without disrupting the latter, breaking the seal, or tearing the fabric. In either event, the surreptitious handlingof the roll could be detected, thereby giving warning as to the originality of the goods. 7

. I/Vhait is claimed is:

1. In an identifying device for fabrics, the combination with a roll, and a length of fabric wound thereon with an edge spaced from one end of said roll to expose a portion of the latter; of a strip of said length partially detached therefrom and extended over the exposed portion of said roll, and a seal securing said strip to said exposed portion and extending over said strip.

2. In an identifying device for fabrics, the combination with 'a roll, and a length of fabric Wound thereon with an edge spaced from one end of said roll to expose a portion of the latter; of a strip of said length partially detached therefrom and extended over the exposed portion of said roll, and a sealing strip attached to said exposed portion circumferentially thereof and covering a part of said strip of fabric. V

s In testimony whereof I have aflixed my ERNEST o. GEIER.

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